As Notre Dame football was preparing for the season, tight end Ty Washington had circled the Arkansas game in red. He explained there wasn't any love lost between himself and the Razorbacks staff before also explaining that when the Irish visited Fayetteville, he knew what to expect.
"They get loud. The fanbase gets in there quick. Student section gets in there fast," Washington said before adding a caveat. "But if you really shut them out quick, it'll be done. The fanbase will be quiet. Everybody [will] go home. It's too hot. It's too hot at Arkansas. So everybody wants to go home if they lose.